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Thanks to all of your generous donations during January, this month we have a very short wish list. These are the items which we are currently accepting: Buggies/prams – all types Cots/cot beds – no mattresses Stair gates – pressure fit only Bouncy chairs Single sheets Changing bags February donation dates: Wednesday 6th February 10am-12pm Wednesday 13th February 10am-12pm Saturday 16th February 10:30am-12:30pm CLOSED FOR HALF TERM Wednesday 27th February 10am-12pm Please note we cannot accept any clothes, toys, books or games this month. As tempting as it can be, please only bring donations from the above list of items which we currently need....

What’s in store for Stripey Stork this year and how can you help to do your part? Read more to find out if 2019 will be the ‘Year of the Stork’… Reflecting on 2018 No post about looking forward would be complete without starting from where we’ve come. 2018 was a big year for us. The ambitious target we set ourselves to respond to 2018 requests for help was exceeded; we were able to respond to a massive 2276 requests from our referral partners, which were made on behalf of the local families they support. We estimate that the total value of these new and pre-loved items which have been passed onto the local community this year is over £600k. Targets for...

We are excited to announce the launch of our popular Mum2Mum campaign. Now in its sixth year, it’s clear that our Mother’s Day campaign resonates with so many of you and we get great feedback from those who donate, as well as those who receive. Many of the Mums that we help won’t receive a gift on 31st March. Mums without partners, friends or family to recognise the difficult but amazing job they’re doing. Mums who go without all year round to provide for their children. We want to let them know that they are doing a fantastic job and we are thinking of them – local families helping local families. Mum to Mum. Last year we provided 227 gifts for Mums (accompanied...

After not accepting donations in December so we could concentrate on getting referrals out before the Christmas break and Santa Stork, we are now in a position to start accepting pre-loved donations in the new year. So, we’ve scanned our shelves and now have a new wishlist to kick-start 2019, it’s pretty long but we know how much our supporters like a challenge and to help. As always, we’ll let you know if this list changes throughout the month via our social media channels, but for now these are the items which we are currently accepting: Buggies & prams – all types Cots & cot beds – without mattresses (please ensure all...

“Christmas is doing a little something extra for someone.” – Charles M. Schulz Our Santa Stork campaign really does get more extraordinary every year. This year was our fifth and the Giving Day was an incredible event. Here’s a sense of what it was all about, and some special thanks to those who played their part in making it happen. Since October we have been building up to Giving Day, which was held on Monday 10th December this year. It was an early start for #TeamStork. With the help of ASD Transport, Karl AKA “man and a van” and our reliable team of volunteers, all the gift bags were moved from storage to Reigate Baptist Church where...

***UPDATE – The Grow Your Tenner campaign has now closed as the full £100,000 match fund pot has been allocated by Localgiving. Thank you to everyone who supported us with this opportunity.*** Every year Localgiving present local charities with an opportunity to make their funds go even further with a match funding opportunity. Many of you have asked when this is going to be launched and we can now reveal details of this year’s Grow Your Tenner campaign. There’s no question that the need for our services is on the increase, but to keep up with that ever-increasing demand we are continually looking for dependable and innovative ways to fund our work....